Karen Goebel Receives Bachtel Award.

Phi U Advisor of the YearKaren Goebel has been honored as

recipient of the 2009 Bachtel Collegiate Advisor Award in recognition of her leader-ship and accomplishments of the chapter plus demonstrating excellence as a collegiate advisor.

Nominated by the Nu Collegiate and Madison Area Alumni Chapters for her commitment to students and the profession as well as insight, ideas, advice and sense of humor. She is generous in sharing her times and creative energy.

Karen’s promotion of scholarships and highlighting student’s accomplishments has resulted in the Collegiate Chapter receiving more national scholarships/awards than any other University. At the local level, thanks to fund raising efforts, 2 to 3 scholarships have been awarded each year.

The strong belief that you should be “givin’ while you’re livin’” has resulted in the establishment of several endowment funds: The Goebel-Young Leadership Award with AAFCS, the Goebel Under-graduate Leadership Award with Phi U, and the Groves Conference on Marriage and Family Student Award.

Founded in 1921 Wisconsin Affiliate of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Fall 2009

WAFCSNewsletter

Susan M. Turgeson, CFCS, of Menomonie High School in Menomonie, Wisconsin, has been

named American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) 2009 National Teacher of the Year. Turgeson was presented this prestigious AAFCS National Teacher of the Year award at the AAFCS 100th Annual Conference & Expo in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 25, 2009.

The AAFCS National Teacher of the Year award recognizes exemplary teachers who utilize cutting-edge methods, techniques, and activities to provide the stimulus for and give visibility to family and consumer sciences elementary and secondary education. The National Teacher of the Year is selected based upon the following criteria: integration of FCS with the core academics and educational standards; exemplary level of professional commitment to FCS; goals and outcomes of the program; sustainability of the program; creativity, innovation, and progressive

techniques in the program; ability to sustain funding and overcome obstacles or challenges; positive influence on the lives of students; relevancy and timely impact on the students, school, and community; and increasing the visibility, recognition, and support of the FCS profession within the community.

Said Turgeson, “It is a tremendous personal honor to be recognized by my profession, but this award also recognizes the support I have received from my school district and community. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to develop and implement this program utilizing many partnerships. This award has extra special meaning to me this year as AAFCS celebrates its 100th anniversary and its founder Ellen S. Richards. Ms. Richards was a pioneer in the field of food science over a century ago and I am humbled to be a part of her legacy.”

In 2001, Turgeson implemented her award-winning Food Science course for 10th

NatioNal teacher of the Year

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Sara Miles and Karen Goebel

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Message fromThe President

PRESIDENT’S PAGE

WAFCS Council2009-2010

President .............................................. Judith Knudsen, CFCS

President Elect .................................................... Janet Powell,

Secretary .....................................................Mary Kaye Merwin

Treasurer .............................................Susan Turgeson, CFCS

VP Professional Development .............. Diane Klemme, CFCS,

........................................................................... Cindy Quilling,

VP Elect Professional Development .......Mary Kennedy, CFCS

..............................................................Arlene Welcher, CFCS,

......................................................................Kim Hart-Shatwell

VP Internal Relations ........................................................Open

VP External Relations ......................................................Open

VP Public Policy ....................................Janice Felthous, CFCS

Counselor ................................................. Donna Dinco, CFCS

PGS Chair ...............................................................Ashley Hall

Student Development ...........................Chair Crystal Bradwell,

Membership Chair ..................................Tiffani Calmes, CFCS

Executive Director..........................................Priscilla Bondhus

Regional Presidents

Region 1 ...........................................................Stephanie Love

Region 2 .............................................................. Carol Subera

Region 3 ................................................. Karen Dickrell, CFCS

Region 4 ...........................................................................Open

Region 5 .......................................................Kim Hart-Shatwell

Region 6 .........................................................Jenny Wehmeier

Professional Section Chairs

College and University .......................... Diane Klemme, CFCS,

............................................................................ Cindy Quilling

El/Sec/Adult Ed........................ Jeanne Schwass- Long, CFCS

Extension ................................................ Karen Dickrell, CFCS

Human Services ................................... Ruth Gibrowski, CFCS

Business ...........................................................................Open

Home & Community ..................................... June Luett, CFCS

Research ..............................................................Donna Dinco

Division Chairs

International ................................................. Mary Crave CFCS

Art & Design .............................................................Bev Braun

Family Econ & Res Mgmt ........................Mary Kennedy CFCS

Family Rel & Human Development ................Vera Riley, CFCS

Nut/Health/Food Management ........................Barbara George

Housing and Environment ................................................Open

Education & Technology ...................................................Open

Communication ..................................... Judith Knudsen, CFCS

Representative to IFHE ............................... Mary Crave CFCS

WAFCS Foundation Board

Foundation Chair .....................................Karen Goebel, CFCS

Members at Large ..........................................Vera Riley CFCS

............................................................... Jean Zeithamel CFCS

Award Chairs

Leaders Award.................................... Carolyn Barnhart CFCS

Teacher of the Year Award .........................Donna Dinco CFCS

New Achievers Award ............................... Dottie Winger CFCS

Judith Knudsen, CFCS

Nearly one hundred years ago, men and women met at Lake Placid, New York to set the course for a new discipline. They were interested in elevating the many areas in domestic sciences, arts and economy to a level of a recognized discipline, with a rigor-ous, scientific, prescribed course of study at the college and university levels. Led by Ellen Swallow Richards, their intent was to begin the process of applying scientific research and study to solve some of the practical health, safety, nutrition and quality of life problems to the times in the home as well in communities.

The key word heard throughout the 2009 AAFCS annual conference was “sus-tainable.” This word was incorporated into the conference theme “Celebrating the Past, Sustaining the Future” and was also addressed in many of the keynote and con-current sessions. As we look at the many changes impacting our lives, how do we live a sustainable life? And more importantly, how can we educate individuals and families we work with about sustainability?

Sustainable living can be defined as “a life that is deeply satisfying, fulfilling, and appealing because it is socially, environ-mentally, and economically responsible.” It’s about making changes and informed choices, even small ones that improve the quality of our lives and of the planet for future generations.

Sustainable living is an ongoing learning process based on our individual definitions of quality of life. It’s about making decisions that make sense to us,

given our needs and values. It’s about living with intention. It’s about being fully aware of the consequences of our decisions, both positive and negative. To live a sustain-able life requires being more deliberate in making choices. Due to busy lives, it can be challenging to take the time to think about our values, deepest beliefs, and the consequences of our actions and to act accordingly.

While the group who met in Lake Placid, New York, many years ago, prob-ably did not use the word “sustainable” in their conversations, the values they held and the commitment they felt for the study of domestic sciences in some ways focused on being sustainable. In our professional roles, we help individuals, families and communi-ties make informed decisions about their well-being, relationships and resources to achieve optimal quality of life. Look for opportunities to incorporate the concepts of sustainable living into the teaching and conversations we have throughout our pro-fessional lives as well as our personal lives.

“Treat the world well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was lent to you by your children” – Kenyan Proverb

The WAFCS Web Sitewww.wafcs.org is worth a look

See past Newsletters • Foundation info, photos of friends and colleagues,

& much, much more

3CENTENNIAl SoCIETy

Centennial Society Contributor Recognition Levels

Honorary Campaign Chairpersons ($100,000+), Visionary ($50,000-$99,999), Innovator ($25,000-$49,999), Trail-blazer ($10,000-$24,999), Guardian ($5,000-$9,999), Champions ($1,000-$4,999), Patrons (up to $999) .Indicate amount donated/pledged to one or more funds.

$_____Leadership Training $_____Public Policy $_____Scholars Research $_____Centennial Celebration

Name ___________________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip _______________________________________________________________________

AAFCS/WAFCS is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the amount allowed by law.

Make checks payable to: AAFCS & send to: Joyce Miles c/o AAFCS400 N. Columbus St., Suite 202 Alexandria, VA 22314-2264Contact Sandra Walter-Steinberg for assistance in making your gift:swalter@aafcs.org • 800-424-8080

Please send a card acknowledging this gift to:

Name ________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip _________________________________________________________

How will you lead the way into our pro-fession’s new century? What made a century of progress in Family and Consumer Sci-ences (FCS) possible? What about progress in this new century? Who will be the lead-ers, teachers, and agents of change? Where will advances be made in your area of FCS? Three elements of change needed to achieve progress will be supported through our AAFCS Centennial Campaign: leadership, civic engagement on public policy issues, and scholarly research.

Consider supporting the Centennial Campaign with a gift that reflects your per-sonal and professional commitment to FCS in its second century. The ambitious cam-paign goal of $850,000 was announced at the AAFCS 99th Annual Conference in Milwau-kee and continues throughout the centennial celebration, 2008 through 2010. We look forward to adding your name to the distin-guished honor roll of donors leading the way into the next century of our profession.

The first three funds are endowed, mean-ing that only the earnings of the fund will be awarded/spent. Any money remaining in the Centennial Celebration Fund as of December 31, 2010 will be divided among the other

three funds. Donations made to a specific fund will stay in that fund and will not be used to fulfill the campaign goal of another fund. You may choose to support one or more funds or divide your gift evenly among the Centennial Campaign Funds.

Goebel-Young LEADERSHIP TRAINING Endowment Fund–$200,000 Campaign Goal

This “local favorite” is named for two Wisconsin leaders & benefactors, Karen Goebel and Louise Young. The endowed fund provides a substantive annual grant that trains new generations of leaders through the annual AAFCS Leadership Conference and other leadership development programs for practicing professionals.

Chalkley-Fenn Public Policy Endow-ment Fund–$225,000 Campaign Goal

A $10,000 award allows an AAFCS member to have a 10-week experience at AAFCS headquarters with access as a visiting fellow to opinion leaders and decision- and policy-makers. She/he is able to focus on affecting public policy change at the national

level and fostering civic engagement on public policy issues among the AAFCS mem-bership nationwide.

Scholars Research Endowment Fund–$275,000 Campaign Goal

Research advances the application of FCS concepts and the study of the pro-fession itself. For members to carry out the AAFCS mission, a scientific basis for practice is critical. Initially, each practicing professional recipient will receive a minimum of a $5,000 award. Research funded will be shared with members and used to promote the AAFCS mission.

Centennial Celebration Fund–$150,000 Campaign Goal

These gifts will be used for AAFCS Centennial Campaign-funded projects. The result will be a tribute to pioneers who built our profession and to launch a second cen-tury for AAFCS that invests in scholarship, research, leadership and advocacy.

Any donation is appreciated and demon-strates your committment to the profession.

Support the Centennial Campaign Through 2010

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through 12th grade students to stimulate students’ interest in science, increase the number of females studying in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, address the need for food science professionals, and integrate core academics with the family and consumer sciences curriculum.

Aligned with state standards in science and language arts, as well as with state and national FCS standards, the course utilizes a variety of innovative teaching methods and engaging activities to help students understand science concepts. For example, Turgeson encourages students to think like a scientist when they participate in a decoding lab where all recipes are converted to Wingding symbols from a Word document. Students use information they already have, like basic measuring knowledge, kitchen equipment, and ingredient information, and apply that to what they have been given to create new information. During her carbohydrate unit, the concept of crystallization is enhanced by making candies and working with food styling and photography. She uses a segment of the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to help students identify food science principles related to candy making, such as food safety/sanitation, preparation techniques, research and development, and proprietary rights. Turgeson also uses books, including Twinkie, Deconstructed and What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained, to spark the inquisitive minds of her students.

Turgeson’s course is designed to take students outside of the classroom for enriching food-related experiences as well. Turgeson has developed a partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Stout Food and Nutrition Department so that students can observe college courses in food science, meet and interact with professors and students, see commercial equipment, and learn about the latest research from graduate students. She also takes students on field trips to places like the Le Cordon Bleu, and other such experiences to see the culinary applications and go behind the scenes with food and beverage directors. Turgeson brings the outside world to the classroom with guest speakers from companies like Con- Agra Foods who help students understand different

food science career pathways. For her cutting-edge program, Turgeson

uses Moodle, an online software program that allows her to upload documents, provide links to websites and videos, and communicate efficiently with her students. She uses it to supplement her course now and may use it as a distance education tool in the future. With this in mind, she is developing PowerPoint and video versions of her lab experiments.

Close to 400 students, 50% male and 50% female, have taken Turgeson’s course and learned the concepts of food science. After completing her course, students have gone on to take advanced science courses in high school, been more confident about their abilities, pursued post-secondary education in a food science-related field, and become involved in the food science competitive events in either Science Olympiad or the National FFA Organization.

“She helps us to teach ourselves by not giving us the answers, but helping us to find them,” said Brianna Passofaro, one of Turgeson’s students. “Making sure that each day is a productive day, we do a variety of different activities. From cooking in the kitchens, to learning about the food and culture of other countries around the world, to guest speakers from places such as Swiss Miss. Each day of a class with Mrs. Turgeson is fun and full of excitement.”

Susan M. Turgeson, CFCS, is a Menomonie, Wisconsin resident and member of AAFCS, the Wisconsin Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Wisconsin Family & Consumer Educators, the FCS Education Advisory Committee at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, the Stout Community Association of Career & Technical Education, and various teams and committees for the School District of the Menomonie Area. Prior to receiving the AAFCS National Teacher of the Year award, she was honored with the Wisconsin Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year award, AAFCS New Achievers award, and Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year award. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Congratulations Susan

Sue Turgeson’s Award,Cont’d from page 1

Insightful Quotes Rethe Task of Educating

“ Since we can’t know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we should try to turn out people who love learning so much and learn so well that they will be able to learn whatever needs to be learned.” John Holt

“ One of the things that may get in the way of people being lifelong learners is that they’re not in touch with their passion. If you’re pas-sionate about what it is you do, then you’re going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it.” James Canfield

“ We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” Peter F. Drucker

“ Teaching is more than imparting knowl-edge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.” William Arthur Ward

5AAFCS CONFERENCE PICTURES

Attendees at the National AAFCS Conference in Knoxville. Pictured are Amy Turner, Janice Felthous, Carol Anderson, Mary Kennedy, Virginia Hall, Beverly Braun. Judith Knudsen, Donna Dinco, Karen Goebel, Janet Powell, Gretchen Speerstra, Wendy Way, Ashley Hall, Katelyn Christen Nicolai, Carolyn Barnhart, Judith Kreutzer, Diane Klemme, Susan Turgeson, Stephanie Love, Kristin Thum, Judy Rommel, Sue Buck, Dan-ielle Chartier. Barbara George is missing. She had to service the Nasco booth.

Celebration Cake on display outside of Saturday Evening Banquet

Sharon Nickols (GA) 08-09 AAFCS President, and Karen Goebel.Karen Goebel, 50-year member, and Carolyn Barnhart,

Chair 2009-10 AAFCS Membership Committee

Donna Dinco, Gretchen Speerstra and Mary Kennedy at the Centennial Celebration Saturday Eve.

WAFCS July Council Meeting

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Wisconsin Delegates at the AAFCS Conference, L to R back: Gretchen Speerstra, Judith Knudsen, Carolyn Barn-hart, Diane Klemme, Karen Bockel, Stephanie Love. L to R front: Donna Dinco, Bev Braun, Judy Rommel.

Mary Kennedy, Judith Knudsen, Susan Turgeson, and Bev Braun at the Saturday Evening Centennial Celebration

Reunion photo with Wendy Way

The Light Show

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Karen Goebel AwardContinued from Front page:

Encouraging students to participate in National Conclave has enhanced the leader-ship and unity within the chapter. Among the quotes from previous student members are the following:

“I will always remember your passion and enthusiasm for Phi U, for teaching, and for life. Thank you for teaching me the value of connecting and having a good time.”

“I have always appreciated your com-mitment and dedication to Phi U. Working with you this year has been a wonderful opportunity and an honor.”

“Thank you for your inspiration and hard work”

…AND…50-Year Member Recognition

Karen Goebel‘s professional career began as she earned degrees from Purdue and Ball State Universities. Following her teaching at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, she completed her Ph.D. in Family Ecology at Michigan State University, where she met her husband, Gerry Campbell. Karen served the University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension, School of Human Ecology, as Professor and Extension Special-ist and was designated Professor Emeritus in 2007.

Joining AAFCS as a student ultimately led to becoming a Board Member, receiving the Distinguished Service Award (DSA), and establishing the Goebel- Young Leadership

Fund. Currently chairing the WAFCS Foun-dation continues to be rewarding.

Karen’s professional contributions include President and Fellow of the American Council on Consumer Interests; Phi Upsilon Omicron -- UW Faculty Advisor and National Founda-tion Chair; Groves Conference on Marriage and Family-Board; Thrivent Financial for Lutherans-Board of Directors.

Significant to her career in Family Resource Management was the development of educational programs on Wisconsin’s Mari-tal Property Reform. This was the beginning of widely recognized contributions in family estate planning, consumer protection, and special health and financial concerns of the elderly. In her retirement Karen continues to teach and serve in these areas for profes-sional and community organizations. Karen attributes much of her commitment and enthusiasm for the profession to her mentors, colleagues in Extension and 4-H.

She has a passion for fundraising and working with students to support the goals of the profession. This frequently means serving as auctioneer at scholarship events where her mantra is “bid high, bid often”, raising funds for state and local student scholarships, travel-ships and grants for professionals. Also worth mentioning is her devotion to Zonta Inter-national Women’s Service Organization and Questers an organization focused on the study of antiques plus preservation/restoration.

When not visiting her mother who is 99 years young and resides in Huntington IN, she can be found biking through the hills of Wisconsin. (Panting and questioning her choice)

SAVE THE DATE

Region 5 Fall MeetingThursday, October 15, 2009

Current Teaching Trends, Tools and Facilities

Presenter – F/CE Teacher/Chef Glee Brechler

Demonstration – Hand Thrown Pizza Margarita

Come at 4:45 and tour the NEW Lussier Community CenterMemorial H.S. – 201 S. Gammon

Rd, Madison

Watch for a Mailing

Teacher of the Year The WAFCS Teacher of the Year award recognizes an excellent teacher whose educational programs, methods, techniques and activi-ties give visibility to Family and Consumer Education, grades K-12.

Requirements:Be employed as a full-time Family and Consumer Educa-•tion teacher, grades K-12 Be a • current member of AAFCS and has maintained membership for at least the past three consecutive yearsNot a current member of the AAFCS Board of Directors, •Awards and Recognition Committee or staffSubmit, using WAFCS criteria, a written report of a • cur-rent teaching unit or module, semester program or a new program suitable for integration with an existing program. Focus areas include Career Awareness/Job training, Con-sumer Education/Personal Finance, Creative Dimensions/Alternative Program Design, Family Life/Personal and Social Development, Nutrition Education/Diet and Health.

Nominee:___________________________________________ Address:___________________________________________Phone:_____________________________________________Email:_____________________________________________

Please attach a statement (75 words or less) telling how the Nominee has demonstrated outstanding teaching that gives visibility to Family and Consumer Education.

Nominator: ________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________Phone: ___________________________________________Email: ___________________________________________

Mail postmarked or email (ddinco@execpc.com) on or before Sep-tember 30, 2009 to:

Donna Sanderson Dinco3171 Hwy KHartford, WI 53027

(You remain confidential)

Nominate a Deserving Memberfor a 2010 Award

The Process1) A deserving WAFCS member is nominated by November 1, 2007 (except for Teacher of the year, which is due by September 30). 2) The nominee will be asked by the appropriate chairperson if she/he consents to being considered for the award. 3) If the response is yes, the nominee submits a resumé or vitae by November 27 to the chair-person so a committee can evaluate all nominees according to defined criteria. 4) Committees choose recipients. 5) Recipients are notified. 6) Awards will be presented at the WAFCS annual meeting.

New AchieverThis award was developed to recognize emerging professionals who have exhibited the potential for making significant contributions in the field of family and consumer sciences.

Requirements: 1) active WAFCS membership 2) active in profession for 8 years or lessName of Nominee:_________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

Phone _____________________________________________

In 75 words or less, tell how the nominee has demonstrated the potential for making significant contributions to the field of family and consumer sciences.(attach statement)

Nominator:

__________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

Phone ____________________________________________________

Copy or cut and mail before Nov. 1, 2009 to:Dottie Winger8405 Oakmont Dr.Madison, WI 53717

leaders AwardThis award was developed to honor recipients for the impact their work has had on the quality of life of others and for their contributions to the develop-ment of the profession.

Requirements: 1) active WAFCS membership 2) over 35 years of age

Name of Nominee:_________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

Phone _____________________________________________

In 75 words or less, tell how the nominee has demonstrated significant con-tributions to the field and the results of the nominee’s impact on the quality of life of others.(attach statement)

Nominator:

__________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

Phone ____________________________________________________

Copy or cut and mail before Nov.1, 2009 to:Carolyn Barnhart, CFCSE5895 571st Ave.Menomonie, WI 54751

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Apparel, Textile, and Design Community Update

The pink WAFCS “sustainability” group quilt was on display at the AAFCS Art and Design Showcase in Knoxville. I explained to the viewers the 3 areas of sustainability included in the quilt: 1. remembering friends and relatives that have dealt with breast can-cer; 2. the use of a sustainable batting made from bamboo and organic cotton; and 3. recycling apink linen embroidered table cloth for the backing. The quilt has been entered in 3 quilt shows: Kewaunee in August, Madison in September, and Marshfield in October. The AAFCS ATD community made another fundraiser quilt using sustainable fabrics made from bamboo and organic cot-ton. Tickets were sold at the convention and the winner was announced at the Art and Design Showcase. If you are interested in par-ticipating in next years quilt, contact Melinda Adams, community leader for information at madams@uniwtx.edu. The theme for the quilt is “Something old, something borrowed, something blue.” Also, contact Melinda Adams if you would like a copy of the CD of the entries in this years Art and Design Showcase. The cost is $10.00. I will have the CD available to view at the March 2010 Art and Design Showcase in Menomonie. Think about participating in both the national showcase—entries must be submitted by December 20. Start working on your entries for the March 2010 Art and Design Showcase. Think out-side the box when thinking about the 2010 theme: “New Century for FCS: New Chal-lenges, New Solutions”.Beverly Braun, Wisconsin’s ATD community leader bjbraungreenbay@netzero.net

.Excellent teaching materials and quality information for the classroom http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/food-reflections.shtml A link to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension website. Great reproducible hand-outs for food & nutrition lessons. Quality powerpoints with colorful graphics sure to capture the attention of your classes. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ A link to the New York Times website with lesson plans for classroom teachers. Each article has lesson plans linked to academic

standards. A great way to integrate literacy in almost any course and have access to current events related to classroom concepts.

Submitted by Susan M. Turgeson

Honor Your Colleagues and Mentors in the Cen-tennial Virtual Hall of Fame!

Who has influences your life as a home economics/family and consumer sciences professional? Now there is a very visible and exciting way to honor that special person: the AAFCS Centennial Virtual Hall of Fame! To induct your colleague or mentor into the Virtual Hall of Fame, use AAFCS’s online form to make a contribution: https://secure1.podi.com/aafcs/donations.cfm. Your donation will benefit the AAFCS Centennial Chal-lenged Campaign. After you have made your contribution to AAFCS, you will receive a link to the Ball State University website to provide the information about the person you are honoring. Your honoree will be listed in the Virtual Hall of Fame through 2010 and a copy of the posting will be kept at the AAFCS Archives at Cornell University. You will receive notification of your honoree’s installation into the Virtual Hall of Fame. If you have recognized a living person, that per-son will receive a certificate.

To view the Virtual Hall of Fame honor-ees, visit www.bsu.edu/fcs/aafcsmembers.

WAFCS State Conference Up-date

Please plan to attend the 2010 WAFCS State Meeting March 12 and 13th at UW-Stout! in Menomonie, WI. This year’s conference theme:

A New Century for FCS: New Challenges, New Solutions

The conference will have a variety of educational sessions and activities.Our keynote speaker, Marilyn Peplau, Search Institute, will address possible solution to current family issues and challenges. Mari-lyn comes highly recommended as a former high school FACS teacher and counselor. She has worked at the Search Institute for many years, traveling nationwide as a speaker and trainer. For more information about the Search Institute visit: http://www.searchinsti-tute.org/

Plan on arriving early, March 11th, to take advantage of our pre-conference tours. Whether reacquainting yourself to Menom-onie, focusing on fashion/fabrics or looking at Dunn County’s sustainability efforts, there is a tour for you!

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Menomonie Country Inn and Suites! So get your proposals ready — see call for pro-posals in this newsletter.

More information will be forthcoming!!

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The Centennial celebration conference held in Knoxville in June was a wonderful event. Wisconsin was well represented but I wish all of you could have been there to be a part of this very special conference and celebration. As chair of the Annual Conference Planning Committee, it was exciting to see the various aspects of the program coming together throughout the year and then to experience the complete conference in Knoxville.

Once again, Wisconsin was in the forefront with Susan Turgeson receiving the National Teacher of the Year award. Carol Anderson led a panel during the Super Seminar following and in conjunction with the second general session panel addressing the Sustainability of the FCS Profession. Carolyn Barnhart led an orientation session for First-Time Attendees. Carolyn and Susan Turgeson presented an educational session called “Fifty Successful Ideas for Increasing Student Enrollment and Professional Connections”. Sue Buck, as a member of the AAFCS Board of Directors, was on stage several times introducing others or presenting awards. Bev Braun was busy selling tickets for the Art and Design quilt raffle. Karen Goebel celebrated 50 years as a member during the Pacesetter Dinner. Other Wisconsin members exhibited in the poster sessions or presented in the Research to Practice sessions.

A memorable moment for me was the opportunity to greet and host Doris Christopher, founder of the Pampered Chef and the keynote speaker for the first general session. In preparation, I obtained a copy of her book “Come to the Table, A Celebration of Family Life”. If you haven’t read it, pick it up at the library. It really reinforces the importance of the family meal which is so often neglected in today’s busy world. Doris and her husband have endowed the Family Resiliency Center

at the University of Illinois. Outstanding research is being done there in the area of family resiliency. frc.uiuc.edu

Copies of Doris’ handouts can be found at www.aafcs.org Click on the conference logo to find links to the handouts. Informational links from the Soap and Detergent keynote presentation are also listed.

While on the page, access the professional photos taken during the conference. Especially check out the first general session where Susan received her national Teacher of the Year award.

With the conference over, great memories remain. Next year in Cleveland, Ohio we begin the next 100 years of AAFCS with the third and final year of the centennial celebration. Put the dates on your calendar – Cleveland, Ohio, June 24-26, 2010: A New Century for FCS: New Challenges, New Solutions. I look forward to seeing many of you there.

While the experience of chairing the ACPC appeared daunting a year ago, I found it to be one of the most educational and rewarding things I have done in some time. I encourage you to step forward and take on a leadership challenge as well.

Celebrating the Past, Sustaining the FutureAAFCS 100th Annual Conference & Expo, 2009

Reflections by Janet Powell, chair Annual Conference Planning Committee, 2009)What is LifeSmarts?

LifeSmarts, the ultimate consumer chal-lenge, is an educational program that develops the consumer and marketplace skills of teen-agers in a fun way and rewards them for this knowledge. The program complements any curriculum in middle and high schools.

LifeSmarts competitions are run in a game show style (similar to College Bowl) and are open to all teens in the United States in grades 6 through 12. Participants learn about personal finance, health & safety, food & nutrition, the environment, technology, and consumer rights & responsibilities.

Contacts:Cecilia Lewandowskicelia@uwm.edu414-227-3251Joan Kinneyjoan.kinney@sbcglobal.net 608-233-6407

Dates:August 1, 2009 – beginning of online regis-trationSeptember 14, 2009 – online competition beginsJanuary 26, 2010 – Wisconsin online compe-tition closesFebruary 26, 2010 – State Championship competition

2009 WAFCS Student Officers

Advisor Crystal Bradwell, 1st Vice Chair Rachel DeChenne (UW-SP), Chair Ashley Hall (UW-Stout); Intercampus Relations Kayla Slaasted (UW-M), Secretary Danielle Dreher (UW-SP), and 2nd Vice Chair Ashley Sailor (UW-Stout)

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Region 3 Meeting

“Difficult Financial Times and Family Resil-iency Skills”

Calling all members from Marinette to Bonduel; from Glenbeulah to Marytown; from Neenah to Sturgeon Bay; from Alaska to Luxemburg; from Green Bay to Denmark; from Symco to Omro. Well you get the pic-ture – we have a large district and yes, all of these communities are in Region 3!

Face-to-face meetings have been a chal-lenge to organize, professional development monies are shrinking, travel budgets have been reduced and time is more precious than ever. I am proposing a new meeting for-mat of conducting a “virtual” WAFCS Fall Region 3 meeting that would take place via teleconference.

So what is a “virtual” meeting? I am proposing that we have a one hour telecon-ference focusing our discussion on a timely topic that could relate to a variety of family and consumer professionals in Northeastern Wisconsin.

Our proposed pilot will be: Difficult Financial Times and Family Resiliency Skills. Proposed Date: Monday October 12, 2009, 4:00 to 5:00 PM. Place to be determined locally.

Equipment: A telephone, preferably with a speaker system that can be muted to block out background sounds, but not necessary – this is a pilot so we’ll see how it works!

Limitations: We are limited to the first 14 people/sites that respond for a telephone line! Working through our Outagamie County phone system we can set up a tele-conference for those 14 sites. You would call in to a phone number that will be provided with a pass code. The call would probably be long distance for some of you – you could possibly use a phone calling card to save on expenses. A group of your fellow staff/col-leagues could meet in the same room and be on the teleconference; or if you want to travel

to Appleton I will host a site at the Extension office. (Of course then you would have mile-age…)

Prior to the meeting I will send a power point of the information we would cover as a starting point for the discussion; provide the basic research and then we would discuss implications for our geographic region and possible outreach efforts in our classrooms and community sites.If you are interested in this virtual pilot adventure please send: • Your Name • Site you plan to participate from • Mailing Address (just in case we need it) • Phone Number: via email, fax or snail mail to: Karen M. Dickrell, University of Wisconsin Coopera-tive Extension, Outagamie County Family Living Educator/Department Head3365 W. Brewster StreetAppleton, WI 54914-1602Phone: (920) 832-5121 Fax: (920) 832-4783

Student Meeting

The 2009-2010 Student Unit had our first meeting August 5th in Tomah, WI. We introduced ourselves, collaborated plans and ideas, set dates, and also enjoyed a delicious lunch at Perkins Family Restaurant.

We were very productive at our meeting. For the Fall Student Unit Conference, we agreed upon a theme of “Facing the Future” where we hope to concentrate on financial, technological, and occupational issues/con-cerns past, present and future.

We also brainstormed ideas for fundrais-ers and service projects. We are currently in the process of solidifying a final course of action, but be sure to look for our final ver-dict in the following newsletter.

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UW-Stout’ Conference

Family and Consumer Sciences Educators: Teaching with Style Please join us for the 2009 Family and Consumer Science Education Conference on Friday, September 25, 2009.

Choose from concurrent ses-sions on exciting new information in the field, as well as roundtable sessions presented by classroom practitioners with curriculum ideas to use in your classroom. Exhib-its will be available with the latest educational resources and materi-als.

Special Invitation for High School students to visit UW-Stout. Bring your high school students interested in careers in Educa-tion. They will tour campus, visit classes, and visit with current uni-versity students. Click on the Visit Stout Opportunity for more details.

For a conference preview and reg-istration information – visit the following web site:

http://www.uwstout.edu/outreach/fcse/index.htm

WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCESPriscilla Bondhus1300 North High Point Rd.Middleton, WI 53562PH. (608)827-5554Email: pbondhus@charter.net

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New Century for FCS

New Challenges

New Solutions

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Conference Awards . . . . . . . . . . 1

President’s Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Centennial Society . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Annual Conference Pics . . . . .5-6

Nominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Miscellany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Dates to remember

October, 10 2009 Council Meeting Hatch Public Library Mauston, WisconsinOctober 12, 2009 Region 3 Meeting (See page 11)October 15, 2009 Region 5 Meeting Madison Memorial H.S.March 11 -13, 2010 WAFCS State Conference Menomonie, WIJune 24-27, 2010 AAFCS ConferenceNew Challenges, New Solutions Cleveland, Ohio